Intezar = ‘Waiting’
January 4, 2017
Blue India
January 26, 2025
Seen

This artwork combines a hand-painted, Islamic-inspired floral geometric pattern with a bold and gestural intervention. The background, meticulously rendered in a traditional style, recalls the intricate symmetry, repetition, and ornamentation characteristic of historic Islamic decorative arts, evoking a sense of order and continuity. Across this highly structured surface, the artist has deliberately overlaid an expressive sweep of paint in the form of an inverted Arabic letter Seen (س).

Dimension 630mm (Wide) x 840mm (High)  Including Frame
Description

The free, fluid brushstroke disrupts the rhythm of the repeating design, producing a striking dialogue between past and present, precision and spontaneity. The addition of resin across the surface enhances the work with both depth and luminosity, creating a sense of preservation whilst also transforming the underlying forms.

Through this carefully orchestrated juxtaposition, the piece reflects on cultural heritage, memory, and reinterpretation. It invites viewers to contemplate how historic visual languages may be questioned, inverted, or reimagined in a contemporary context, allowing tradition and modernity to coexist within a single frame.

Medium Acrylic on aluminium panel and resin 
Type Original painting
 Project Part of the #18. Painting Season 
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